Paul Robert Ash (1891 - 1958)

Orchestra Leader, Composer, Vaudeville Personality and Recording Artist. Born in Germany and brought to the U.S. in his first year.  Though largely forgotten today, Paul Ash was a significant show business personality in the Jazz Age 1920s, and with his wavy hair and resonant voice, had quite a female fan following. He was a pioneer […]

Dorothy Arzner (1897 - 1979)

American Film Director. Her career in feature films spanned from the silent era of the late 1920s into the early 1940s. She was one of the very few women who established a name for herself as a director in the film industry during this time. Her body of work remains to this day the largest […]

Robert Arthur (1909 - 1986)

Motion Picture Producer, Writer. Produced motion pictures from the 1940s to the 1970s. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Bob Arthur (1921 - 1997)

Radio Personality. Born Joseph Arthur Prince in the small mining town of Dunkirk, Kansas, he was raised in the town of Pittsburg, Kansas. He went to journalism school at the University of Kansas until World War II, where he enlisted in the United States Navy, rising to Lieutenant. After the war he returned to broadcasting […]

Thomas Arnold (1970 - 1969)

Theatrical Producer. He produced the first production of “Aladdin” in 1937.  Known for his involvement in Opera and films, and even American rodeo.  He was reported to have been involved personally in 400 pantomimes throughout his life and was producing fifteen such productions at the time of his death.

Jack Arnold (1912 - 1992)

Motion Pictures, Television Director. A former stage and screen actor, he joined in the US Signal Corps in the 1940s and worked with famed documentary filmmaker Robert Flaherty. After the war Arnold directed and produced about 25 documentaries for government agencies and private industries, getting an Oscar nomination for best documentary feature for “With These […]

Ray Arnett (1917 - 2015)

Choreographer, Director, Producer. Arnett was best known for his decades spent working with Liberace. Early in his career, he was nicknamed “King of the Gypsies” for being the hardest-working chorus boy in the now cult classic ‘Forgotten Musicals’ on Broadway. Soon thereafter, he would dance alongside the legendary Mae West on television and eventually star […]

William Lyon Arndt (1949 - 1995)

Motion Pictures Talent Agent. He represented talent world-wide, especially some of the most well known male models. He is buried next to legendary actor Tyrone Power.  Inscription:Living With Angels

Russell Arms (1920 - 2012)

Entertainer. Best remembered as a featured vocalist on the music program “Your Hit Parade” (1952 to 1957). His parents divorced when he was young and during his high school years, he caught the acting bug. While attending junior college, he initiated his career in entertainment with parts in a radio drama for a local San […]

Kay Armen (1915 - 2011)

Singer, Actress, Composer. Born Armenuhi Manoogian, she was of Armenian descent.  Armen began her professional career in Chicago singing in nightclubs and on the radio.  She was the featured singer on the radio version of the Bert Parks hosted “Stop the Music” in 1948 and 1949.  Armen’s cousins, best selling author William Saroyan, and Ross […]

Harold Wampler Arlin (1895 - 1986)

Broadcasting Pioneer. In 1921 he became the first full-time announcer at Pittsburgh’s KDKA, America’s first radio station. He was the first to announce a major league baseball game (the Pirates vs. the Phillies on August 21, 1921).  Family links:  Parents:  Byron A. Arlin (1862 – 1918)  Emma Wampler Arlin (1865 – 1944)  Spouse:  Emily Pace […]

Roone Pinckney Arledge (1931 - 2002)

Television Producer. He was a mainstay at ABC, first innovating and guiding the sports division to heights it had never before achieved, then later taking over and reparing the slumping news division. He was responsible for innovations in sports such as the slow motion instant replay, and also created Monday Night Football. Mr. Arledge had […]

Irina Arkhipova (1925 - 2010)

Opera Singer. A mezzo soprano, she was for many years a star of Moscow’s Bolshoi Opera while earning acclaim in the world’s leading venues. Raised in Moscow, she graduated with a degree in architecture from the Moscow Institute in 1948; having musical ambitions, she studied at the Moscow Conservatory before commencing her professional career with […]

Emile Ardolino (1943 - 1993)

Motion Picture Director. He spent his career presenting the art of classical dance on film and on stage. His best known work is the hit movie “Dirty Dancing,” which he directed. He also produced the Joffrey Ballet’s rendition of “Astarte,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” and “Oh! Calcutta!,” for which he won an Obie award. He caught […]

Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (1887 - 1933)

Actor. Born in Smith Center, Kansas, his family was poor, constantly struggling and on the move. When he was just a year old, he and his family moved to California. Roscoe grew into an overweight child and local children gave him the nickname of “Fatty” which stuck with him for all his life. In his […]

Gabriel “Gaby” Aragón Bermúdez (1920 - 1995)

Entertainer. He was the son of Clown Emig. He was born in Puente de Vallecas (Madrid). He triumphed with his brothers Fofó and Miliki in Spain and South America. In Spain, they obtained a big success in the TV program “El Circo de Televisión Española.” He also played the saxofon. In 1995, when he died, […]

Fofó Aragón Bermúdez (1925 - 1976)

Entertainer. He and his brothers Gaby (Gabriel) and Miliki (Emilio)and after his son Fofito, triumphed in Spain and South America. He also was the composer of famous songs such as “La Gallina Turuleca,” “Mi Barba Tiene Tres Pelos,” and “El Auto de Papá.” He obtained a big success with the television program “Los Payasos de […]

Melanie Susan “Mel” Appleby (1966 - 1990)

Pop Music Singer. Born in Hackney, in East London, she formed the pop music singing duo “Mel and Kim” with her older sister Kim Appleby. They recorded two full length releases in the late 1980s, and had four hit singles, one of which, “Respectable”, reached Number One in the popular music charts. Diagnosed with cancer […]

Rodney Agatupu “Yokozuna” Anoai (1966 - 2000)

Professional Wrestler. He was portrayed in the WWF as being of Japanese decent, but he was actually Samoan. A cousin to wrestler/actor “The Rock” (Dwayne Johnson), he was a two-time WWF World Champion, WWF Tag Team Champion with Owen Hart, and Royal Rumble winner of 1993. (bio by: Hilda Duell) Cause of death: Heart attack

Wolfgang Anheisser (1929 - 1974)

Baritone Opera Singer. Born into a musical family, he studied at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg in Germany, the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan, and the University of Witwatersrand. While he had many opportunities in the business world, as a result of his studies (he worked his way through school as a clerk in a German […]

David Lawrence Angell (1946 - 2001)

Television Producer. He was an Emmy award winning producer of the television situation comedy “Frasier”. In addition he also wrote episodes of the television comedies “Wings” and “Cheers”. He and his wife Lynn were aboard American Airlines Flight 11 when terrorists took over the plane and crashed it into the World Trade Center on September […]

Rene Angelil (1942 - 2016)

Rene Angelil René Angélil, husband of Céline Dion, has died, his rep confirmed exclusively to PEOPLE on Thursday. “Rene Angelil, 73, passed away this morning at his home in Las Vegas after a long and courageous battle against cancer,” the rep said in a statement. “The family requests that their privacy be respected at the […]

Daniel Morris Angel (1911 - 1999)

Motion Picture Producer. Produced the 1958 film “Carve Her Name With Pride”. (bio by: Kieran Smith)

Juan Andreu Moragas (1970 - 1965)

Motion Picture Director. He was born in Barcelona (Catalunya) and died in Valencia (Comunidad Valenciana). He was a pioneer in the silent cinema in Valencia, where he moved from his native Barcelona in the 1920s. He is best remembered for his film El Faba de Ramonet (1933), the first sound film in Valencian language. He […]

Stikkan “Stig” Anderson (1931 - 1997)

Musicial Producer, Businessman. Born in Hova, Sweden, a small town 200 miles south-west of Stockholm. After leaving school at 13, he went to night classes and became a primary school teacher. Of the 2,000 songs he claims to have penned, the most memorable are the hilarious “The Girls Who Know Are Found In The Country […]

Juan Carlos Altavista (1929 - 1989)

Comedian. He participated in 56 movies, but is best remembered for his character of ‘Minguito Tinguitela.’

Néstor Almendros (1930 - 1992)

Motion Picture Cinematographer.  He was a Spanish-born cameraman of French and Hollywood films.  The hallmark of his style is a poetic use of natural light in both exteriors and interiors.  He won an Academy Award for his breathtaking photography of “Days of Heaven” (1978) and received Oscar nominations for “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979),  “The Blue […]

Wayne Anthony Allwine (1947 - 2009)

Voice Actor. He is best remembered as the falsetto voice of Walt Disney Studios Mickey Mouse. He was only the third person to voice the iconic animated character. Walt Disney was the first, James “Jimmy” Macdonald  was the second, and Wayne was the third. Born in Glendale, California, he began in the entertainment business early, […]

Peter Allen (1944 - 1992)

Entertainer, Songwriter. Born in Australia, he was discovered in 1964 by the legendary Judy Garland while she was on tour in Hong Kong. She brought him to America, where his career thrived and he became the first husband of Garland’s daughter, Liza Minnelli (it was his only marriage.) They separated and divorced after Garland’s death […]

Lewis Maitland Allen (1922 - 2003)

Motion Pictures Producer. Best known for producing the original stage production of “Annie,” for which he won a Tony. He also produced movies, including “Lord of the Flies” and “Fahrenheit 451.” (bio by: Jennifer M.)  Family links:  Parents:  Lewis M Allen (1874 – 1949)  Dorothy Gilpin Allen (1891 – 1970)  Spouse:  Jay Presson Allen (1922 […]